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| − | + | [[Image:Hooded_Plover.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo © by {{user|FelixWilson|FelixWilson}}<br />Crescent Bay, [[Tasmania]], October 2004]] | |
| − | + | '''Alternative name: Hooded Dotterel''' | |
| − | [[Image:Hooded_Plover.jpg|thumb| | + | ;[[Category:Charadrius]] [[:Category:Charadrius|Charadrius]] ''Thinornis rubricollis'' |
| − | + | ''Charadrius rubricollis''<br /> | |
| + | ''Thinornis rubricollis'' | ||
| + | ''Thinornis ''Thinornis rubricollis'''' | ||
==Identification:== | ==Identification:== | ||
| − | 7.5-9 in (19-23 cm) | + | [[File:BF Hooded Plover ( Juv ) 3 KD.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Orford, [[Tasmania]], 26 January 2023]] |
| + | *7.5-9 in (19-23 cm) length | ||
| + | *Red bill with a black tip | ||
| + | *Red eye-ring | ||
| + | *Black head, white collar | ||
| + | *Back pale grey-brown | ||
| + | *Lower neck, side of breast black | ||
| + | *Broad white wing bar in flight | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Australia]]. | + | Coastal southern [[Australia]], [[Tasmania]] and islands in Bass Strait. |
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| + | The population is currently in decline and is listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as Near Threatened. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Ocean beaches | + | Mostly found on sandy Ocean beaches, but less frequently found on coastal and inland salt lakes. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The nest is a shallow scrape in the sand. | + | ====Breeding==== |
| + | [[File:BF Hooded Plovers KD.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Edge of the World, [[Tasmania]], 6 January 2023]] | ||
| + | The nest is a shallow scrape in the sand. Two to three eggs are laid and incubated for 27-31 days. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#[http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3144 BirdLife International] | ||
| + | #[http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/our-projects/hooded-plover.html Birds Australia] | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Charadrius cucullatus" {{!}} "Thinornis cucullatus" {{!}} "Charadrius rubricollis" {{!}} "Thinornis rubricollis" {{!}} "Hooded Dotterel" {{!}} "Hooded Plover"}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:55, 29 December 2023
Alternative name: Hooded Dotterel
- Charadrius Thinornis rubricollis
Charadrius rubricollis
Thinornis rubricollis
Thinornis Thinornis rubricollis'
Identification:
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- 7.5-9 in (19-23 cm) length
- Red bill with a black tip
- Red eye-ring
- Black head, white collar
- Back pale grey-brown
- Lower neck, side of breast black
- Broad white wing bar in flight
Distribution
Coastal southern Australia, Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait.
The population is currently in decline and is listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as Near Threatened.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mostly found on sandy Ocean beaches, but less frequently found on coastal and inland salt lakes.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a shallow scrape in the sand. Two to three eggs are laid and incubated for 27-31 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
- Birds Australia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hooded Plover. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hooded_Plover
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
